(a) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Short term

JULY KEY POINTS

TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES

Trend - The July 2008 trend estimate for new motor vehicle sales (86 772) decreased 0.7% when compared with June 2008. The trend estimate has continued to decrease since January 2008. When compared with July 2007 the trend estimate decreased by 0.6%.

Seasonally adjusted - The July 2008 estimate for total sales of new motor vehicles (85 411) decreased by 3.4% compared with June 2008.

SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE

Trend - When comparing July 2008 with June 2008, trend estimates decreased for sports utility vehicles, 2.2%, passenger vehicles, 0.2%, and other vehicles, 1.0%. When compared with the same period 12 months ago, passenger vehicles fell by 2.1%, sports utility vehicles by 1.1% and other vehicles rose by 4.2%.

Seasonally adjusted - When comparing July 2008 with June 2008, sports utility vehicles and passenger vehicles decreased by 11.9% and 2.1% respectively, while other vehicles increased by 1.2%.

SALES BY STATE

Trend - When comparing July 2008 with June 2008, all of the states and territories showed decreases in the trend estimate of total sales of new motor vehicles. The largest decreases were in Tasmania, 1.5%, and Queensland, 1.1%.

Seasonally adjusted - When comparing July 2008 to June 2008, four of the states showed decreases. The largest decreases were in Victoria, 5.0%, Queensland, 4.4%, and New South Wales, 4.3%. The Northern Territory and Tasmania showed the greatest increases of 6.4% and 4.7% respectively.

NOTES

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August 2008

22 September 2008

September 2008

21 October 2008

October 2008

19 November 2008

November 2008

22 December 2008

December 2008

22 January 2009

January 2009

19 February 2009

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This issue presents details from the Sales of New Motor Vehicles for July 2008.

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Long term

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Short term

New motor vehicle sales by type of vehicle

Count Passenger vehicles

Count Sports utility vehicles

Count Other vehicles

Count Total vehicles

Change Passenger vehicles

Change Sports utility vehicles

Change Other vehicles

Change Total vehicles

no.

no.

no.

no.

%

%

%

%

Trend

2007

May

53 357

16 063

17 498

86 918

-0.2

1.5

0.7

0.3

June

53 106

16 350

17 620

87 076

-0.5

1.8

0.7

0.2

July

52 830

16 676

17 819

87 325

-0.5

2.0

1.1

0.3

August

52 682

17 027

18 108

87 817

-0.3

2.1

1.6

0.6

September

52 680

17 379

18 433

88 492

-

2.1

1.8

0.8

October

52 819

17 678

18 710

89 207

0.3

1.7

1.5

0.8

November

53 017

17 896

18 939

89 852

0.4

1.2

1.2

0.7

December

53 183

17 988

19 126

90 297

0.3

0.5

1.0

0.5

2008

January

53 191

18 015

19 248

90 454

-

0.2

0.6

0.2

February

52 947

17 957

19 272

90 176

-0.5

-0.3

0.1

-0.3

March

52 539

17 800

19 212

89 551

-0.8

-0.9

-0.3

-0.7

April

52 181

17 544

19 099

88 824

-0.7

-1.4

-0.6

-0.8

May

51 949

17 218

18 942

88 109

-0.4

-1.9

-0.8

-0.8

June

51 784

16 863

18 768

87 415

-0.3

-2.1

-0.9

-0.8

July

51 699

16 497

18 576

86 772

-0.2

-2.2

-1.0

-0.7

Seasonally Adjusted

2007

May

52 569

16 001

17 493

86 063

0.9

-2.1

1.6

0.4

June

53 899

15 875

17 530

87 304

2.5

-0.8

0.2

1.4

July

54 593

16 464

17 991

89 048

1.3

3.7

2.6

2.0

August

51 662

17 221

17 672

86 555

-5.4

4.6

-1.8

-2.8

September

51 824

17 513

18 487

87 824

0.3

1.7

4.6

1.5

October

52 077

18 081

18 703

88 861

0.5

3.2

1.2

1.2

November

53 055

17 593

19 539

90 187

1.9

-2.7

4.5

1.5

December

54 397

17 613

18 883

90 893

2.5

0.1

-3.4

0.8

2008

January

54 345

18 373

19 130

91 848

-0.1

4.3

1.3

1.1

February

51 984

18 023

18 884

88 891

-4.3

-1.9

-1.3

-3.2

March

52 127

17 729

19 345

89 201

0.3

-1.6

2.4

0.3

April

51 669

17 819

20 070

89 558

-0.9

0.5

3.7

0.4

May

52 319

16 824

18 546

87 689

1.3

-5.6

-7.6

-2.1

June

52 443

17 649

18 310

88 402

0.2

4.9

-1.3

0.8

July

51 328

15 547

18 536

85 411

-2.1

-11.9

1.2

-3.4

Original

2007

May

52 727

16 912

18 958

88 597

16.9

18.5

16.8

17.2

June

63 768

18 966

22 363

105 097

20.9

12.1

18.0

18.6

July

53 589

15 396

17 306

86 291

-16.0

-18.8

-22.6

-17.9

August

52 748

17 440

18 018

88 206

-1.6

13.3

4.1

2.2

September

50 197

15 874

17 418

83 489

-4.8

-9.0

-3.3

-5.3

October

53 336

17 748

18 205

89 289

6.3

11.8

4.5

6.9

November

54 195

17 702

20 184

92 081

1.6

-0.3

10.9

3.1

December

51 722

17 114

17 414

86 250

-4.6

-3.3

-13.7

-6.3

2008

January

49 295

17 646

15 329

82 270

-4.7

3.1

-12.0

-4.6

February

53 030

18 277

18 591

89 898

7.6

3.6

21.3

9.3

March

53 122

18 425

19 738

91 285

0.2

0.8

6.2

1.5

April

47 639

16 654

19 768

84 061

-10.3

-9.6

0.2

-7.9

May

51 416

17 279

19 945

88 640

7.9

3.8

0.9

5.4

June

61 524

21 388

23 629

106 541

19.7

23.8

18.5

20.2

July

51 068

14 842

18 066

83 976

-17.0

-30.6

-23.5

-21.2

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

New motor vehicle sales by state/territory of registration

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.(a)

NT(a)

ACT(a)

Aus

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

Trend

2007

May

26 608

21 909

19 376

5 119

10 071

1 607

825

1 403

86 918

June

26 686

22 015

19 310

5 098

10 138

1 606

822

1 401

87 076

July

26 750

22 166

19 296

5 092

10 194

1 609

821

1 397

87 325

August

26 855

22 351

19 413

5 120

10 236

1 623

823

1 396

87 817

September

27 007

22 542

19 635

5 187

10 258

1 638

826

1 399

88 492

October

27 200

22 726

19 857

5 281

10 256

1 651

834

1 402

89 207

November

27 360

22 904

20 029

5 377

10 258

1 667

850

1 407

89 852

December

27 420

23 076

20 097

5 455

10 278

1 688

873

1 410

90 297

2008

January

27 367

23 251

20 012

5 509

10 303

1 707

898

1 407

90 454

February

27 173

23 385

19 767

5 526

10 305

1 708

916

1 396

90 176

March

26 884

23 456

19 435

5 517

10 262

1 694

925

1 378

89 551

April

26 601

23 470

19 112

5 503

10 183

1 674

924

1 357

88 824

May

26 357

23 451

18 813

5 493

10 088

1 652

917

1 338

88 109

June

26 147

23 411

18 518

5 487

9 994

1 630

907

1 321

87 415

July

25 947

23 341

18 313

5 461

9 899

1 605

898

1 308

86 772

Seasonally Adjusted

2007

May

26 241

21 494

19 661

4 957

9 949

1 557

811

1 393

86 063

June

26 655

22 139

19 409

5 109

10 137

1 618

836

1 401

87 304

July

27 381

22 449

19 741

5 201

10 327

1 761

797

1 391

89 048

August

26 635

22 301

18 588

5 034

10 272

1 504

830

1 391

86 555

September

26 423

22 703

19 412

5 118

10 312

1 633

821

1 402

87 824

October

27 261

22 543

19 706

5 334

10 159

1 600

853

1 405

88 861

November

27 582

22 614

20 444

5 369

10 167

1 784

843

1 384

90 187

December

27 344

23 091

21 096

5 263

10 188

1 628

853

1 430

90 893

2008

January

27 967

23 696

19 569

5 947

10 635

1 726

880

1 428

91 848

February

26 952

23 417

19 155

5 415

10 028

1 675

899

1 350

88 891

March

26 906

23 287

19 149

5 394

10 317

1 689

1 022

1 437

89 201

April

26 121

23 185

20 253

5 457

10 458

1 809

923

1 352

89 558

May

26 413

23 670

18 268

5 574

9 991

1 579

888

1 306

87 689

June

26 703

23 961

18 678

5 520

9 806

1 561

863

1 310

88 402

July

25 546

22 762

17 848

5 448

9 931

1 634

918

1 324

85 411

Original

2007

May

26 649

22 151

20 428

5 237

10 172

1 587

973

1 400

88 597

June

31 965

25 491

24 997

6 152

11 995

1 750

1 107

1 640

105 097

July

26 851

21 655

19 600

4 871

9 645

1 561

739

1 369

86 291

August

26 549

22 958

19 145

5 128

10 730

1 481

791

1 424

88 206

September

24 946

21 788

18 025

4 738

10 244

1 684

724

1 340

83 489

October

27 556

23 097

18 933

5 329

10 460

1 708

781

1 425

89 289

November

27 835

23 644

20 189

5 556

10 435

2 225

803

1 394

92 081

December

25 290

22 432

19 557

5 078

9 809

2 010

719

1 355

86 250

2008

January

25 810

21 044

16 972

5 256

9 650

1 490

722

1 326

82 270

February

27 855

23 803

18 914

5 607

9 952

1 484

876

1 407

89 898

March

28 128

23 153

20 231

5 334

10 483

1 470

1 108

1 378

91 285

April

24 489

21 814

19 109

5 293

9 475

1 496

1 049

1 336

84 061

May

26 334

23 865

18 672

5 803

10 067

1 585

1 025

1 289

88 640

June

32 027

27 638

24 335

6 568

11 564

1 778

1 128

1 503

106 541

July

25 216

22 272

17 963

5 237

9 580

1 510

900

1 298

83 976

(a) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.